Veronica McKenna

1871 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	Veronica McKenna
  Nickname	Sister Mary Constance
  Birth	27 Jan 1871	Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Christening	1 Feb 1871	St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Nov 1951	St. Vincent's Convent, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	P1524	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis McKenna,   b. 1828, Monaghan, Ireland d. 1892, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Anne McKeever (McIver),   b. 1834, Monaghan, Ireland d. 28 Dec 1876, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1856	Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Baptismal Record - Veronica McKenna Baptized on February 1, 1871 by Father P. Doyle at St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island The Census shows that Veronica was living with John and Annie Shiels (possibly Shields), after her mother's death. It is unclear whether John and Annie were relatives on her father's side, or simply living within the community.
  		Census - 1921 Census of Canada - Parish of Simonds, New Brunswick The Census indicates that Veronica was located at the St. Patrick's Industrial School, which was a boys' orphanage in Silver Falls, New Brunswick.

  
  

• Notes

  Sister Mary Constance of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John died at noon Monday, November 19, 1951, in the Motherhouse, St. Vincent’s Convent, Cliff Street, following a lengthy illness. Sister Constance, the former Miss Veronica McKenna, was born in Hampton, P.E.I. on January 27, 1871 and baptized by Fr. P. Doyle in St. Malachy’s Church in Kinkora. She was the daughter of the late Francis McKenna and Ann McKeever McKenna and was the last member of her immediate family. Several nieces in Ontario and Western Canada survive. Veronica was the sixth oldest of eight children. Her mother died in 1876 when Veronica was five years old. The 1881 census indicates she was living with a John and Annie Shiels in Lot 26. Sister Constance entered the novitiate at St. Vincent’s Convent on October 5, 1890 and was professed on August 10, 1892. For many years she taught in St. Vincent’s School, Cliff Street. Several years of severe illness interrupted her teaching. She spent the last months of her convalescence at St. Patrick’s Orphanage, Silver Falls, and when her strength returned she taught the boys there until ill health again prevented her from teaching. From that time she was a semi-invalid and spent the last year of her life at the Motherhouse. She was seriously ill for almost a month before her death. The funeral was held on November 21 from St. Vincent’s Convent Chapel following the Solemn High Mass of Requiem celebrated by Reverend T.G. Kennedy, Chaplain of the Convent, assisted by Reverend Dr. J. M. Gallagher, deacon, and Reverend J. P. Quinn Subdeacon. His Excellency Most Reverend P. A. Bray, C.J.M. Bishop of Saint John, was present in the sanctuary and pronounced the final absolution at the conclusion of the Mass. C.S.C., Provincial of the Holy Cross Order, Montreal; Reverend E.E. O’Leary, and Reverend W. J. Mallette were also in the sanctuary. Submitted by Sister M. Genevieve Hennessey, Archivist, Sisters of Charity